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What the Water Gave Me

RATING: Mature

SHIP: Zutara

TAGS: POV Katara, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, angst angst angst, Longing, Requited Unrequited Love, Diverges from Crossroads of Destiny, The Gaang without Aang, What if Katara uses the spirit water on Zuko, and it doesn’t heal him, Azula’s lightning hits and there’s no Deus Ex Aqua, they lost the war au

CHAPTERS: 5/7

WORD COUNT: 21,250

SUMMARY:

Katara unstopped the bottle with her thumb. The spirit water answered her call so eagerly. It wanted to heal Zuko, it knew this was right.

She tried to coat her hand with it, but the water coalesced into a shimmering disk beneath her fingertips. Brilliant, pure, glimmering. She pressed it against Zuko’s cheek, glowing bright before it disappeared into his skin. A moment; another.

And the scar remained.

~ ~ ~

Katara could have brought Aang back, but she’d poured her only miracle into an unforgiving scar. Lost forever, the way the world would be now.

~ ~ ~

Co-written with MayimOr | @mayimorr

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

RATING: Mature

SHIP: Zutara

TAGS: POV Katara, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, angst angst angst, Longing, Requited Unrequited Love, Diverges from Crossroads of Destiny, The Gaang without Aang, What if Katara uses the spirit water on Zuko, and it doesn't heal him, Azula’s lightning hits and there’s no Deus Ex Aqua, they lost the war au

SUMMARY:

Katara unstopped the bottle with her thumb. The spirit water answered her call so eagerly. It wanted to heal Zuko, it knew this was right.

She tried to coat her hand with it, but the water coalesced into a shimmering disk beneath her fingertips. Brilliant, pure, glimmering. She pressed it against Zuko’s cheek, glowing bright before it disappeared into his skin. A moment; another.

And the scar remained.

~ ~ ~

Katara could have brought Aang back, but she’d poured her only miracle into an unforgiving scar. Lost forever, the way the world would be now.

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how did you and @mayimorr meet?

Well, @mayimorr met me once, and I met her twice. Let me explain.

We talked via fanfiction dot hell PMs after she reviewed some of my SasuSaku fic. I thought she was hilarious and brilliant, and we were becoming friends!

But then my mom died and my life fell apart. I took about a 6-month hiatus from all fandom things and pretty much lived under a rock.

After I came back, I met a lovely person on tumblr whose handle I didn't recognize. She had me laughing all the time and one day I realized that she sounded a *lot* like my friend on FFN whom I'd lost touch with during my hiatus, and she also had some real-life things that lined up too.

I asked "wait are YOU...?"

She thought I knew already, but no, I'd missed the memo.

And that's how I became friends with the same person twice!

We hang out irl now too, and she's much more than an online friend. She's one of my best friends ❤️❤️❤️

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Title: Between Heartbeats

Authors: SouthSideStory & MayimOr / @mayimorr

Chapter: 26/27

Rating: Explicit

Ship: Katara/Zuko

Archive Warning: Underage

Additional Tags: Enemies With Benefits, Canon Divergent, Blutara, Aged-Up Characters, Angst, Stubborn Katara, Zuko Needs a Hug, Season 2 AU, Season 3 AU, Character Development Disguised as Sex, local idiots have caught feelings like they promised they wouldn't, Katara and Zuko Learn to Cope

Summary: The walls of Ba Sing Se aren’t half as high as those around a girl’s heart.

Katara never thought she’d lie to her friends or sneak around with a boy she hates. But then, she didn’t expect Zuko to come to this city of secrets and do what he does best: turn her life upside down.

Even if she wanted their affair to become something real, it’s out of the question. There’s a war waiting for them, and they can’t stay sheltered within these rings forever, enemies playing the part of lovers. He may care for her—may even need her—but not enough to change.

Besides, catching is what Zuko is good at. Keeping, not so much.

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Excerpt:

For so long, Katara's whole life has been contained, ready to pick up and go at a moment’s notice. Now that they’re settled down again she could unpack, but it’s hard to shake the fear that they’ll have to run as soon as she does.

Because Zuko chased them to the ends of the earth. Always popping up when he was least expected—and least wanted.

Katara can’t help wondering where their banished prince has ended up. If his uncle is all right. If he’s staying out of his sister’s line of fire. Zuko is nothing if not unlucky, and the last time she saw him he looked in dire need of a decent meal (or ten).

She has too much to worry about to add Zuko to the list. Even if she had time to care about him, he doesn’t deserve it.

Katara holds the spirit oasis water tightly in her pocket. No matter what happens, she has some kind of power. The ability to change things, even if their world gets dark. She tells herself that every morning when she wakes, and most of the time she believes it.